Typical of the Convolvulaceae family
Cressa cretica
Rudravanti / Crete Alkaliweed रुद्रवंती
Hindi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- May-August
Rudravanti in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi | रुद्रवंती | rudravanti |
| Tamil | உப்புசணக · உப்பு மரிக்கொழுந்து | uppucanaka |
| Telugu | ఉప్పుగడ్డి · ఉప్పుసెనగ | uppugaddi, uppusenaga |
| Kannada | ಮುಳ್ಳುಮದ್ದುಗಿಡ | mullumaddugida |
| Malayalam | അഴുകണ്ണി | azhukanni |
| Marathi | लोण · रुद्रवंती | lona, rudravanti |
See the original recorded names
- Hindi
- रुद्रवंती rudravanti
- Tamil
- உப்புசணக uppucanaka, உப்பு மரிக்கொழுந்து
- Telugu
- ఉప్పుగడ్డి uppugaddi, ఉప్పుసెనగ uppusenaga
- Kannada
- ಮುಳ್ಳುಮದ್ದುಗಿಡ mullumaddugida
- Malayalam
- azhukanni, അഴുകണ്ണി
- Marathi
- लोण lona, रुद्रवंती rudravanti
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗︎
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Medit. to Africa, W. & C. Asia to Indian Subcontinent.
- Recorded habitat
- Sandy plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Gujarat →Maharashtra →Rajasthan →
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How to identify Rudravanti
Identify Rudravanti by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Grows in saline/alkaline soils.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cressa cretica
- Genus
- Cressa
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Sandy plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Distribution
- Xeric tropical zones of both hemispheres
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-August
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rudravanti itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruits are ovoid, pointed capsules, usually containing a single seed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rudravanti itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rudravanti
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Crete Alkaliweed (Cressa cretica) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 3 other states. It grows in sandy plains. Flowering and fruiting run from May to August.
Convolvulaceae
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Rudravanti belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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